By Ashraf Al Shafaki
Description
Anecdotes are personal experiences the trainer has gone through himself or herself.
Benefits
- Drives complex concepts easily to the mind.
- A powerful tool for convincing others with the validity of a point (since a past event experienced by the speaker/trainer himself or herself is a concrete fact).
- Memorable.
- Establishes empathy.
- Helps build a strong bond between trainer and trainees.
Principle
The human mind is designed to accept and digest stories effectively. Anecdotes are a special kind of stories that include a deeper sense of truth and are more heightened emotional effect. |